I have a bunch of stray cats that have decided to take up residence under my deck. I would like to get rid of them without doing anything that would cause physical harm. Does anyone know of a safe, reliable method to repel them? Some sort of chemical repellent, perhaps? I’d be grateful if any of you smart folks out there could help.
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put ammonia soaked rags out there,
Get some orange oil.
In a garden sprayer, mix water, orange oil, and enough lemon-scented dishwashing liquid to make it all mix together, and spray the whole area with that. Do that every other day or so until the cats decide they just don't like it there anymore.
Tech service
Write your question on the back of a 20 dollar bill and send it to me.
A neighbor a few houses down had a problem with stray cats. The previous owner fed every stray for miles. She used a mild solution of ammonia water in a squirt gun. She said the cats hate the smell and getting wet. She claimed the solution did no harm. Dunno. I might try a garden hose at random intervals.
Great big knock ya on yer ass dogs are often terrified of cats. Or very fond of them. In my experience, your terriers and sight hounds are the best bets as anti-cat dogs. The smaller the better.
Obviously you're not feeding them, right? The garden hose trick should work in time.You can choose to be part of the solution, or part of the problem. Or like me, you can be an overachiever, and do both.
Maybe you could try coaxing one close to pet...When I do this this with my cat,she totally ignores me and then walks away.what the heck was I thinking?
Think that would work on raccoons ? .
Phill Giles
The Unionville Woodwright
Unionville, Ontario
Feed them some of my wifes tuna surprize hehehehe that'll get rid of them. But if not try call the humane society. I think they'll come get them. Darkworksite4: When the job is to small for everyone else, Its just about right for me"
Sure Phil! You hold the coon and I'll deball'm.
LOLExcellence is its own reward!
Cats do not like anything citrus. Raccoons will eat almost anything. I don't think it would work for Raccoons.Tech serviceWrite your question on the back of a 20 dollar bill and send it to me.
Send'em over to my house, the wild cat population (they live in the barn) here is down from 6 or so to only 2 due to coyotes. Had the first mouse in the house in over six years last weekend, need some more WILD cats. Maybe some really big ones that will eat the antlered rats also, 4 of those in garden eating shoots this AM.
A liberal sprinkling of cayenne pepper does wonders to repel raccoons. I put it on the garbage can lids. You should hear them sneezing out there.
After a few visits, they give up for a month or so. Then their memory lapses, or they get clever enough to check again.
Ray,
Get a dog... not some little cutsie-putsie dog...a great big knock ya on yer ass as ya come in the front door dog. Guarenteed to get rid of the cats....and they make great companions!
Jay
Ray, Maybe you could locate a cat rescue group in your area. They might be able to trap and relocate the cats to a place where they (and you) would be happier. Ask a local vet if they know of any rescue groups.
My cats are strictly indoor cats, so I'm happy to have the strays and neighbor cats around to keep the rodent population down, but I do try to trap, neuter and release the strays so they don't overrun the place.
The squirt gun is on the right track, but I was thinking maybe paint gun or some slat loads in a snake round for the handgun.
Oooops!
I forgot to ask, are these alley cats, feral cats, polecats, or neighborz catz?
The degree of conviction determines the intensity of the retaliatory intervention.
I'm really more of a canine fan than a feline fellah.
Anyway, I know that if skunks (polecats) discover a fondness for habituating in the vicinity of your understory, a generous sprinkling of mothballs will deter them from making it a permanent domicile.
Maybe it'll work for their cousins.
But it's such tedious work, collecting the mothballs...
How do you catch just the male moths?
Or more to the point...how do you remove thier balls?
Firecrackers some to mind....
Truss Designer Extraordinaire
Trap them, neuter them, and turn them over to ASPCA or a Shelter. Our animal shelters have traps you can rent for this exact purpose.
Boris
"Sir, I may be drunk, but you're crazy, and I'll be sober tomorrow" -- WC Fields, "Its a Gift" 1927
Try Ro-Pel granules. Should be available at hardware or garden centers.
Buy a Korean Cookbook.
"Buy a Korean Cookbook."
Now there's a suggestion I could live with!!!
Truss Designer Extraordinaire
Mongo... you took my "plan B".
Best way to repell stray cats? Get a pack of Coyotes.
They find cats to be tasty treats... with or without Kim Chee.
-gwc
Edited 4/13/2002 8:47:58 AM ET by George W. Carpenter
Plan C: rent the zoo's adult reticulated python for a few days. Doesn't move fast, and eats a lot when hungry. (As Lori, the cat lady at our vet's office said "You are Evil!")
We have two of the little beasts, and they love to drink the cooling/lubricating water from my glass polishing lap machine. It is in two 5 gal buckets with a recirculating pump under the machine. I'm waiting for the day one of them falls into the bucket up to their fuzzy little necks in water. All the glass workers I know have the same problem w/ their cats. We can't figger out why.
DonDon Reinhard - The GlassMasterworks - If it scratches, I etch it!
how about a heavy dose of catnip?maybe there is something simular at one of the big pet chain stores.